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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... stimulation - Single ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... be treated in a single ... Infectious Diseases ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... of intrathecal spinal
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... : • A clinical ... out other causes ... such as infectious
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Taenia solium Infection ... Clinical Course: ... calcifications cause ... Extraparenchymal NCC: Spinal ... Intraventricular, Orbital/Ocular